Announcing A Search For EN-RICH-MENT’s Next Executive Director

Written By Mike Scott

EN-RICH-MENT, an affiliate organization of Bluecoats, has begun a search for its next Executive Director as Founder & Executive Director Betty Smith moves into community advocate role for the organization.

Students pose for a group photo at the 2025 EN-RICH-MENT Summer Camp.

Bluecoats and EN-RICH-MENT are accepting applications for the next leader of the youth education non-profit. The organization, founded in 2012 by Betty Smith, provides free after-school, weekend, and summer camp programming in music, arts, and life-skills. EN-RICH-MENT became an affiliate of Bluecoats in 2023. In 2024, the two organizations opened the brand new EN-RICH-MENT Arts Education Center in downtown Canton following a $2.2mm campaign. This new headquarters houses all of EN-RICH-MENT’s programming right on the downtown campus of Canton’s Cultural Center for the Arts.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, résumé, and any relevant supporting materials to ed-search@en-rich-ment.org by the application deadline. A complete job description and application information can be found here.

EN-RICH-MENT is a nonprofit arts education organization dedicated to enriching lives through accessible, high-quality arts programming for children, youth, families, and individuals of all abilities. As the organization continues to grow, it is seeking a collaborative, mission-driven leader to guide its next chapter of service and impact.

This leader will have the opportunity to work closely with the organization’s founder, and with the leadership of Bluecoats who annually appoints representatives to EN-RICH-MENT’s board of directors.

Mike Scott
Mike Scott is a clinician, consultant, and the CEO of Rhythm X, Inc., a non-profit music education company in Dayton, Ohio. Mike earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2012. There he studied percussion and conducting and completed the Farmer School of Business Summer Institute. Before beginning his career as an administrator and teacher, Mike was an active performer in the marching arts. In 2011 Mike was the conductor of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps of Canton, Ohio and was a performer in Rhythm X’s percussion ensemble from 2011-2012. Mike was also a member of the Miami University Marching Band for four years, serving as the drum major during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. In 2013 Mike began work at Rhythm X, Inc. as the Operations Director, managing the business development and logistics of the organization. He was also the Director of Instrumental Music at St. Ursula Academy in Toledo, Ohio. There he taught band, orchestra, and general music in grades 6-12. Prior to the 2015 competitive season, Mike became the first full-time employee at Rhythm X, Inc. as the company’s CEO. There he works with the organization’s President Tim Fairbanks to develop the future strategy of the company. During the summer months, Mike travels the country with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps as the group’s Tour Administrator. He has also served as the tour manager of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mike proudly endorses Innovative Percussion, Etymotic Research, and Fred J. Miller Inc.
http://mikewscott.com
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